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1 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Community Development Director Department: Community Development Accountable to: City Administrator Positions Supervised: Building Official, City Planner, Associate PlannerSenior Planner Status: Regular Full Time June 2015July 2021 PRIMARY OBJECTIVES Performs complex professional work managing and directing all planning, building inspection, code enforcement, and community development activities, identifying public-private partnerships for new economic opportunities, assisting in the daily City operations, assuring compliance with City policies, goals and programs, and related work as apparent or assigned. This is a unique and dynamic position where the person in this role will spend approximately 50% of the time on the responsibilities of Community Development and 50% of the time as the City Planner. Responsible for overall planning duties and delegates work to the Senior Planner. This person in this role will be expected to think big picture for the City but also handle detailed planning work on a day-to-day basis. Work involves setting policies and goals under the direction of the City Administrator. Departmental supervision is exercised over Building Official, Associate Planner and City Plannerand Senior Planner. Limited oversight is exercised over the Building and Code Enforcement Inspector. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION Serves as the principal planner and zoning administrator for the City of Arden Hills. Performs hands-on detailed technical planning work on planning cases and delegates planning activities to the Senior Planner as appropriate; this position will be expected to handle planning cases from beginning to end. This will include, but not be limited to, review of PUD’s, CUP’s, variances, Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Receives and processes zoning and land use applications, completes detailed analysis for conformity with City Codes, prepares case files, coordinates publication of notices to property owners as necessary, and presents cases to Planning Commission and the City Council. Oversees and coordinates community development activities, providing technical and administrative assistance to property owners, promoting development and redevelopment activities, and assists in the marketing of properties within the City; responsible for identifying and managing the elements essential to the success of all aspects of Economic Development and (re)development projects. Serves as staff liaison to the Economic Development Commission and Executive Director at the Economic Development Authority.